SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-31T14:55:15-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsRich Carthew on February Caption ContestRich Carthewurn:uuid:684f0de0-5d56-87d7-9532-1aef70b24c9e2013-02-15T09:21:20-07:00<p>Oh No! 49 years of bad luck.</p>Customer #353586 on February Caption ContestCustomer #353586urn:uuid:e7fa0f9a-bb03-4e5a-5fcd-6f34e63d28742013-02-14T12:29:49-07:00<p>i&rsquo;m doing my best.. maybe I&rsquo;m just not meant to climb the corporate ladder.</p>Customer #353586 on February Caption ContestCustomer #353586urn:uuid:a480d2da-145b-dec6-e19a-c5d28ed718b12013-02-14T11:30:42-07:00<p>Instructions.. who needs instructions, I can figure this out on my own!</p>Customer #353586 on February Caption ContestCustomer #353586urn:uuid:c53289fa-0370-3adf-68e8-c10131b0ab8d2013-02-14T11:27:18-07:00<p>Yeah, yeah.. everbody has to start at the bottom, but I still don&rsquo;t see how I am going to move up..</p>Gblaze on February Caption ContestGblazeurn:uuid:142abb34-a7a3-cdd5-ac48-c560c911a11e2013-02-14T08:05:32-07:00<p>My paw always told me &lsquo;A lab under a ladder is better than one against a door&rsquo;&hellip;of course he was crazy.</p>jayben on February Caption Contestjaybenurn:uuid:6744ae27-5bcb-51dc-526c-fed52aff0a062013-02-13T07:09:27-07:00<p>Here is a photo of the completed project; you said it had 8 easy steps, but I think you sold me a pup&hellip;</p>Customer #353586 on February Caption ContestCustomer #353586urn:uuid:b91784b0-0f71-cf8c-256b-2742be2331d52013-02-12T19:09:31-07:00<p>First off I don&rsquo;t bark at the moon; and secondly I don&rsquo;t do ladders!</p>Customer #353586 on February Caption ContestCustomer #353586urn:uuid:d2f0b9aa-a7bb-f032-f45e-39901f7c11b82013-02-12T19:05:31-07:00<p>You&rsquo;d think that with all the success that Sparkfun is having that they could get me a real doghouse!</p>PeterG on February Caption ContestPeterGurn:uuid:c480c1d2-4560-5206-cf81-abcfc4a9bcd72013-02-12T18:51:10-07:00<p>&ldquo;Iz hard to clim corpret laddr, even fur Lucky dogz.&rdquo;</p>
<p>(See as LOLDogz image <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93154557@N07/8470015002/in/photostream" rel="nofollow" >here</a> .)</p>Paul Smith on February Caption ContestPaul Smithurn:uuid:e22faa29-89e8-34e2-e6ae-099b194e7a3d2013-02-11T11:42:16-07:00<p>You&rsquo;re too late! HA!</p>brennen on February Caption Contestbrennenurn:uuid:bc65a3e8-ddfc-053a-1b82-5726ad6fccd52013-02-11T11:35:40-07:00<p>Hi Paul.</p>Customer #105131 on February Caption ContestCustomer #105131urn:uuid:0a957ed2-6674-7ba5-2938-174229248b142013-02-10T18:35:10-07:00<p>Sparkfun shaves costs by taking &ldquo;assistance dog&rdquo; a bit too far.</p>Customer #105131 on February Caption ContestCustomer #105131urn:uuid:e4d808d7-3dab-e135-0a91-0cdb0b928c442013-02-10T18:32:01-07:00<p>After three consecutive viewings of Blazing Saddles: &ldquo;I want a Wireless Stick Controller &ndash; or the doggie gets it!&rdquo;</p>Customer #105131 on February Caption ContestCustomer #105131urn:uuid:bdaa3966-785a-3596-9b26-88d7ded8cac02013-02-10T18:30:32-07:00<p>I wanted a 20-ft doggie run&hellip; a RUN! I didn&rsquo;t even know what a &ldquo;rung&rdquo; was.</p>Customer #105131 on February Caption ContestCustomer #105131urn:uuid:6c832cad-459d-83a7-a418-280c473eb1372013-02-10T18:28:07-07:00<p>Having completed his diode ladder, Lucky prepares to double himself.</p>Customer #105131 on February Caption ContestCustomer #105131urn:uuid:8a51d537-88dd-8fa6-98d5-8428f46c5eed2013-02-10T18:27:07-07:00<p>After a mad afternoon of demonstrating quantum energy levels, Lucky returns to the ground state.</p>Funhough on February Caption ContestFunhoughurn:uuid:938dd66b-e1dd-2f50-fb3b-18b5afbefb8b2013-02-10T13:19:26-07:00<p>&ldquo; Meet Lucky inventor of The Arduino Fido. - With built in Voffi and wireless stick control.&rdquo;</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:3f2c6383-a91a-2581-d8a7-b67e59eb440c2013-02-10T12:21:05-07:00<p>LOL</p>irtiq7 on February Caption Contestirtiq7urn:uuid:972c7067-9a5f-11a0-031d-fbc99805f7422013-02-10T08:01:04-07:00<p>dammit! I asked for my Ladder diagram!</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:3fdfe5ff-c985-fb9b-c68a-050bf38bb7922013-02-09T16:10:51-07:00<p>TIME OUT??? What&rsquo;s timeout? Mikey, your kidding right? Common on man?
Listen, when I sniff, there&rsquo;s only three rules. If it&rsquo;s a tree, pee on it, if it&rsquo;s food, eat it, anything else, well, you know. It&rsquo;s a dog&rsquo;s life. And one other thing Mikey, you owe FiFi an apology, you scared the heck out of her!</p>prophead100 on February Caption Contestprophead100urn:uuid:46aa7374-fd34-66e6-c379-3178b1d97d4c2013-02-09T12:45:40-07:00<p>Corporate Ladder nothing&hellip; ..just trying to keep my tail from getting stepped on.</p>Purple_Squirrel on February Caption ContestPurple_Squirrelurn:uuid:de2edd6e-6a24-4bb7-1b32-af86cc9df37c2013-02-09T11:21:48-07:00<p>This will keep those squirrels away&hellip;</p>PalmTreesandPICs on February Caption ContestPalmTreesandPICsurn:uuid:a660468e-7ba2-d3bb-d46f-1f355854343b2013-02-09T05:46:23-07:00<p>Ha! I LoLed!</p>Chandhooguy on February Caption ContestChandhooguyurn:uuid:6de320f1-cb26-2459-7825-206883d19dfd2013-02-09T05:00:19-07:00<p>What I believe Lucky thinks: &ldquo;Aha! I have finally created a small, yet powerful time paradox, just large enough for my evil alien minions to come through! I have achieved what no other dog has achieved! I will rule the world!&rdquo;
What he really is thinking: &ldquo;&hellip; Plans for the day: Eat a BeagleBone, poop, sleep.&rdquo;</p>Chandhooguy on February Caption ContestChandhooguyurn:uuid:cb1a3418-982a-d7ad-648d-259156ed7a5a2013-02-09T04:54:51-07:00<p>Nope. OBVIOUSLY &ldquo;Swog&rdquo; ;)</p>Chandhooguy on February Caption ContestChandhooguyurn:uuid:9ee13d3f-7478-dc71-cc62-fd32547248cb2013-02-09T04:50:48-07:00<p>Wait, so which way do you climb this thing?</p>JGuthridge on February Caption ContestJGuthridgeurn:uuid:f2ae5381-3c29-086f-3852-8f40f42a12462013-02-08T16:05:49-07:00<p>Which came first? The Lab or the Ladder?</p>Customer #71928 on February Caption ContestCustomer #71928urn:uuid:22038973-11b4-a790-e51e-34a6fa6b0e162013-02-08T15:43:44-07:00<p>(Above) Overwhelmed, Lucky can&rsquo;t decide which leg to hump. (Below) Mike demonstrates preference for the back left.</p>kiowamike on February Caption Contestkiowamikeurn:uuid:cd41293f-3081-1eff-c055-b89f13b1d0f02013-02-08T15:42:41-07:00<p>Great ladders! Now you put the whole shop in jeopardy.</p>gregc52 on February Caption Contestgregc52urn:uuid:cf8e359e-66b9-0a98-03b3-49527d25795f2013-02-08T15:24:45-07:00<p>access all areas&hellip;bin there dung that!</p>anichno on February Caption Contestanichnourn:uuid:1767f3fe-d10d-9bdb-52cf-27033ebc13482013-02-08T15:07:56-07:00<p>good thing im not a cat&hellip;</p>Customer #302799 on February Caption ContestCustomer #302799urn:uuid:1927f391-e71b-30ab-0469-db76e85871122013-02-08T13:28:43-07:00<p>BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!</p>theguitarman on February Caption Contesttheguitarmanurn:uuid:38bf5a53-d8cb-2dfd-3bbc-500cb5e619ed2013-02-08T12:52:34-07:00<p>It&rsquo;s bad Lucky to walk under a ladder.</p>ajnorster on February Caption Contestajnorsterurn:uuid:84878bcc-7205-d7a4-df26-0b0ea53dba892013-02-08T12:24:06-07:00<p>Rabies.</p>PalmTreesandPICs on February Caption ContestPalmTreesandPICsurn:uuid:81b9c908-4862-d43d-f9f7-63c11270e81d2013-02-08T12:07:29-07:00<p>If it had been a black Lab' i would have captioned this:</p>
<p>&ldquo;Luck(y), I am your Ladder&rdquo;&hellip;</p>
<p>&hellip;. Yes i know that is not actually what Mr. Vader says.</p>TheoS on February Caption ContestTheoSurn:uuid:6d5b68d8-24ee-b092-d09d-2579b9766fdb2013-02-08T11:59:28-07:00<p>Lucky usually sits and stays, like all good dogs, but Mike always has him in this area of Production, in case further steps are necessary.</p>Customer #371904 on February Caption ContestCustomer #371904urn:uuid:5459282d-f9ea-28e1-9e25-565413685ceb2013-02-08T10:38:53-07:00<p>Its New Product Friday: Meet Lucky, our new Arduino powered dog, now with 4 PWM outputs for barking in multiple voices! Scare your friends with lucky&rsquo;s pre-loaded exorcist-voices sketch! No need to understand ladder logic.</p>GlennButcher on February Caption ContestGlennButcherurn:uuid:852c857e-041f-41c4-f919-5ef34b95b5b22013-02-08T10:15:57-07:00<p>There&rsquo;s NO caution label for THIS&hellip;</p>teflon on February Caption Contestteflonurn:uuid:caea55be-6282-01ea-69d1-b33fa91c88822013-02-08T09:43:29-07:00<p>Chips, Chips, Chips! Mikey said there&rsquo;s a Beaglebone around here somewhere&hellip;&hellip;..</p>Customer #294363 on February Caption ContestCustomer #294363urn:uuid:566bcd1f-e098-5ae4-aa7d-e0e743696ac32013-02-08T09:25:00-07:00<p>The cat was not so lucky&hellip;</p>Phoenix123 on February Caption ContestPhoenix123urn:uuid:eacef3e9-00f6-fd77-a8b4-c596a34e82382013-02-08T09:22:01-07:00<p>Lucky prepares to leave a present for the next unlucky person to walk under the ladder.</p>andy4us on February Caption Contestandy4usurn:uuid:574318c7-7efb-9a14-011c-72c747534b9e2013-02-08T09:14:56-07:00<p>Production would be able to make even more stuff if they kept the shelves stocked !</p>DC177E on February Caption ContestDC177Eurn:uuid:ff69b151-5a5f-3ac4-afc2-55fee63d59142013-02-08T09:04:29-07:00<p>Wait, Only Cats have nine lives? Since When?</p>Fredi333 on February Caption ContestFredi333urn:uuid:bf3af7e0-ad77-60d2-0fe2-6cfa86b754ea2013-02-08T08:58:16-07:00<p>Sit under this ladder they said. It will be fun they said. Is that what fun fells like?</p>Customer #60378 on February Caption ContestCustomer #60378urn:uuid:d263b8f7-01a3-1613-0527-8deb4679a5ae2013-02-08T08:44:17-07:00<p>He said we were taking a trip in the car. I think I&rsquo;ve been tricked.</p>Customer #146957 on February Caption ContestCustomer #146957urn:uuid:41ed3a42-0423-92cb-52ac-dea0c9ea3d2c2013-02-08T08:38:54-07:00<p>Dog, check; ladder, check; warehouse of Sparkfun components, check; plan to rule the world is a go!</p>JAVASka on February Caption ContestJAVASkaurn:uuid:c203dbc1-b044-94a2-9564-c34bacc12c512013-02-08T08:28:21-07:00<p>Bummer dude!. I`d rather FBD or ST than LD.</p>Customer #331134 on February Caption ContestCustomer #331134urn:uuid:a2aacca5-97b8-c47c-d147-500f9d4920422013-02-08T08:21:21-07:00<p>&ldquo;Can someone please climb this for me? I&rsquo;ll hold it.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Why do you want to climb the ladder?&rdquo;
&ldquo;I smelled something.&rdquo;</p>EEHack2B on February Caption ContestEEHack2Burn:uuid:2d376db2-ea43-9a64-122b-82a46f3418c72013-02-08T08:13:53-07:00<p>I,ve searched every bin here at sparkfun where is the &ldquo;Top Shelf&rdquo;</p>Customer #57257 on February Caption ContestCustomer #57257urn:uuid:d5457cc4-1a34-eb03-9fe1-42cb176fe6ee2013-02-08T08:10:15-07:00<p>Mike said he wanted to climb the corporate ladder, I retrieve and guard the ladder, but Mike won&rsquo;t climb.</p>Customer #285780 on February Caption ContestCustomer #285780urn:uuid:dcd9f2d5-c42e-1b3c-fb2d-eb818d0774e52013-02-08T08:08:18-07:00<p>Sad dog ordered a yellow ladder and they sent him gray</p>ChuckT2 on February Caption ContestChuckT2urn:uuid:89b3c39b-480d-abff-c6a4-756215ec8de62013-02-08T08:00:43-07:00<p>Lucky wanted to play a game of dogs and ladders.</p>darkred on February Caption Contestdarkredurn:uuid:3ea64447-f35e-c26a-a294-348638af0b082013-02-08T07:58:59-07:00<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to fix the ruff&rdquo;</p>magicSmoke on February Caption ContestmagicSmokeurn:uuid:eae74b86-7ee9-3811-2a88-64f84d459e212013-02-08T07:53:17-07:00<p>&ldquo;All right kids: Everyone get under your desks and cover your heads. If you don&rsquo;t have a desk, use a ladder or other immoveable object&rdquo;</p>ChuckT2 on February Caption ContestChuckT2urn:uuid:4ff59b6a-93d1-fb39-8109-c0c22be4e2a32013-02-08T07:36:11-07:00<p>Why did Lucky take the ladder to Sparkfun? Because he thought the Beaglebone was on the house!</p>thecatsandi on February Caption Contestthecatsandiurn:uuid:97adecaf-df29-878d-0fd4-6f1a55c2a5ac2013-02-08T07:14:56-07:00<p>Do You Think It&rsquo;s Safe Here?</p>DrPhibes on February Caption ContestDrPhibesurn:uuid:47206803-0f3f-e8ee-256a-5047b8e239492013-02-08T07:14:15-07:00<p>Take me to your ladder Lucky, I&rsquo;ll see your leader later.</p>RyeMAC3 on February Caption ContestRyeMAC3urn:uuid:74baf102-8cc6-8686-8cab-e55364f12b752013-02-08T07:04:40-07:00<p>My name&rsquo;s Lucky. I walk under ladders for fun. If I had thumbs, I&rsquo;d open up an umbrella right now.</p>Customer #334095 on February Caption ContestCustomer #334095urn:uuid:36818e50-b150-8285-66a6-32d9e56066852013-02-08T06:58:45-07:00<p>The safest route past Lucky the Guard Dog is up and over.</p>Binkley on February Caption ContestBinkleyurn:uuid:973b1e11-eb95-8e18-933e-6812cd7b7d532013-02-08T06:55:12-07:00<p>Why do they keep moving my desk? And where is my coffee?</p>LosNir on February Caption ContestLosNirurn:uuid:8228afcc-1ffc-d2e7-00c9-b890c391a8cf2013-02-08T06:49:54-07:00<p>That&rsquo;s Lucky, our lab assistant - he&rsquo;s a Laborator Retriever.</p>Naugy on February Caption ContestNaugyurn:uuid:16843aa6-790f-66b2-0ad0-379285a64c5c2013-02-08T06:44:53-07:00<p>Lucky gets dejected when they make the step stool guard the door&hellip;</p>Rick-S on February Caption ContestRick-Surn:uuid:84ad93a0-5ba9-3d71-d636-68e0d21df9632013-02-08T06:32:42-07:00<p>I know my name is Lucky, but Seriously! Next thing you&rsquo;ll have me breaking mirrors and spilling salt.</p>John Price on February Caption ContestJohn Priceurn:uuid:9819fb40-3d3e-fa99-1a0b-8a924f259b9f2013-02-08T06:04:52-07:00<p>&ldquo;Master Mike, I told you I could help out at work. See, I fetched you a ladder, where do you want it?&rdquo;</p>Nadav Ami on February Caption ContestNadav Amiurn:uuid:6676a3f5-4a01-0da2-49a8-abb6947c74532013-02-08T05:02:39-07:00<p>Ugh, you could think that they could build me an ACTUAL dog house&hellip;</p>tpobrienjr on February Caption Contesttpobrienjrurn:uuid:4ac30d82-ac83-f8a4-d019-6a49db5d8c952013-02-08T04:59:45-07:00<p>Without bad luck and dumb luck, he&rsquo;d have no luck at all.
It&rsquo;s not easy being yellow (sorry Kermit).</p>Wylly on February Caption ContestWyllyurn:uuid:26db6260-866f-5293-6469-9d651daf775e2013-02-08T04:38:10-07:00<p>Meet the newest pick and place procedure at Sparkfun</p>ADC on February Caption ContestADCurn:uuid:22c62ee9-43f6-f6aa-3f80-a1d2f2cab0962013-02-08T04:03:34-07:00<p>When strapping buttered toast to a cats back and dropping it from 6 feet didn&rsquo;t result in the levitation that logic had indicated, they believed that attempt #2 would be their lucky one!</p>ADC on February Caption ContestADCurn:uuid:20881b84-bc0f-0d7b-c84f-394761452b4f2013-02-08T04:00:09-07:00<p>The auditors are insisting that we issue quarterly lab reports&hellip;</p>MusashiAharon on February Caption ContestMusashiAharonurn:uuid:95e29434-6140-b1ae-af1a-eb7cd0ec69672013-02-08T01:26:51-07:00<p>Oi, Wallace! Come help me rig up my teleporter! We&rsquo;re out of cheese again!</p>Customer #224314 on February Caption ContestCustomer #224314urn:uuid:f7ee6e22-af9c-9925-0e20-b6844384dbb32013-02-08T00:59:01-07:00<p>Again Lucky? It&rsquo;s black cats that you like!!! Lazy dog&hellip;</p>Customer #257335 on February Caption ContestCustomer #257335urn:uuid:b9e2b5e0-831f-6c07-c1e6-20e184ed6e8b2013-02-07T23:40:38-07:00<p>All dogs go to heaven, some just take the ladder.</p>Customer #406944 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406944urn:uuid:60cf97e5-fb50-8d43-3e9e-e171e847f28b2013-02-07T23:19:49-07:00<p>If I pee on this ladder and no one is around to hear it will it make a sound?</p>NotDavid4JustDavid on February Caption ContestNotDavid4JustDavidurn:uuid:dd274826-4aa8-6e11-8067-6a8b80de3ef42013-02-07T22:35:57-07:00<p>Other side effects: 1) If you know where Lucky is, you don&rsquo;t know where he is going. And visa versa. When you aren&rsquo;t looking: 2) he can go through TWO pet doors at the same time. 3) Lucky can suddenly appear on the other side of a closed door, even one without a pet door. 4) He can swap places with another indistinguishable Lucky dog, and probably already has. (Have you ever fed him, and two minutes later he&rsquo;s back eating more? Yeah, a swap.)</p>BobbyJ on February Caption ContestBobbyJurn:uuid:8e62f714-0cae-4e2a-e12f-8a6451795dfb2013-02-07T22:28:01-07:00<p>&ldquo;This dog house doesn&rsquo;t look ANYTHING like it did in the catalog&hellip;&rdquo;</p>Austipodean on February Caption ContestAustipodeanurn:uuid:e99a71e2-2553-9cb9-a346-493b701600fe2013-02-07T22:19:49-07:00<p>Lucky&rsquo;s Ladder Algorithm will compute any &ldquo;logarithm developed over years of research, development etc&hellip;&rdquo;</p>Seawolves ROV team on February Caption ContestSeawolves ROV teamurn:uuid:8cbaaf63-f41c-56a9-9bba-0c0b78c786cc2013-02-07T22:17:42-07:00<p> If(human on ladder);
Then (sniff crotch);
If (human falls off);
Then(co-workers amused == treats);</p>kanurys on February Caption Contestkanurysurn:uuid:d6990edf-0b58-1956-8ef6-ee6df655ffb42013-02-07T22:00:58-07:00<p>And then he realized: Work-dog&rsquo;s-comp hadn&rsquo;t been invented yet.</p>unmanaged on February Caption Contestunmanagedurn:uuid:6c7b64dc-f536-d2a0-65f8-56d3545abb4a2013-02-07T21:58:03-07:00<p>&ldquo;Peed in your office? Check. Pooped in the hall. Check. Standing under ladder for better chances of you stepping in it? Check.&rdquo; Guess he can read that obligated post-it note too! Cheers! :)</p>KozyWhiskey on February Caption ContestKozyWhiskeyurn:uuid:2940877c-2633-3c6b-7cfd-e1bd531045f82013-02-07T21:57:37-07:00<p>For ladders it is believed to be good luck to stand over a dog.</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:61c6fa0b-c0ca-50fc-9b69-4dc3fd9709f82013-02-07T21:30:50-07:00<p>Everybody here? Good, ok, listen up people! That means you too Leroy. Now, I&rsquo;ve been here for over two weeks and everyday I mark this spot. You know us dogs, we need our spots. So we mark them. Everyday! But you people just don&rsquo;t seem to care. You walk all over my spot. However, recent scuttlebutt indicates that when it comes to the nose, dogs rule. So, I&rsquo;ve decide to use the sense of sight and mark my spot with this ladder. GOT IT???</p>TheCentaur on February Caption ContestTheCentaururn:uuid:0787c9fb-d532-902c-2a8b-8ec6700fd5332013-02-07T21:25:52-07:00<p>Cunning Canine: I&rsquo;m just going to sit here and look innocent. No one will know it was me that propped the step-stool against the door. And when someone pushes it open and the stool falls over with a bang and scares them half to heck, well then I will just have to bark at them. This big yellow ladder is just here as a diversion.</p>ebird97 on February Caption Contestebird97urn:uuid:4878276b-d0ad-c48a-389a-2d34887830b62013-02-07T21:19:31-07:00<p>Maybe if I hide under this yellow human tall making device, the electrons won&rsquo;t get me!</p>Customer #101695 on February Caption ContestCustomer #101695urn:uuid:f418ed06-def8-2f22-cec8-f720874ddb6e2013-02-07T21:18:31-07:00<p>Safety Watch&hellip; What do I know about Safety? I&rsquo;m a dog.</p>elmer_fud on February Caption Contestelmer_fudurn:uuid:0c4d159e-ab5d-1bea-b57d-db808bb75a8f2013-02-07T21:17:46-07:00<p>Mikes dog whispering skills are not up to par yet</p>Erk on February Caption ContestErkurn:uuid:74b7cd5e-743f-375c-985f-a782d7f540b02013-02-07T20:58:51-07:00<p>Lucky was volunteered to change the light bulb, however we all forgot Lucky was a dog.</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:bdeccb0a-42f8-ba78-34bc-613054eef04c2013-02-07T20:43:24-07:00<p>Beam me up Mikey!</p>Paul Smith on February Caption ContestPaul Smithurn:uuid:ab4a7de9-105a-051f-9269-71486ad74d312013-02-07T20:41:15-07:00<p>NOTICE: The IT dept is gone until Monday and hopefully not paying attention. So post the most annoying things you can imagine, now is your chance!</p>Customer #105131 on February Caption ContestCustomer #105131urn:uuid:ff6ed426-d00b-ca89-4eb2-f965a214fea62013-02-07T20:38:17-07:00<p>Schroedinger&rsquo;s dog, Lucky, was a major inspiration, but after weeks of observing him to be Lucky and unlucky at once, Schroedinger went with a cat example instead.</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:ee45a36c-5866-f28f-611e-b237220b64b22013-02-07T20:33:25-07:00<p>Oh, right, like that chair against the door is going to keep me in.
See that wall. See this ladder. yuk yuk yuk&hellip;</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:01c15352-591c-584b-12d3-1c57796d105a2013-02-07T20:29:18-07:00<p>But Mike, you said I had to start at the bottom and work my way up the ladder. Right?
So I did. Now where&rsquo;s my raise?</p>Blacklab1 on February Caption ContestBlacklab1urn:uuid:c769a83c-dc04-4b48-1766-bdf6a556681b2013-02-07T20:28:34-07:00<p>I don’t care how many Scooby Snacks Dave promises me. I am not going to hold the ladder.</p>Blacklab1 on February Caption ContestBlacklab1urn:uuid:395d14e2-06cc-f76e-7e5c-6538d36806832013-02-07T20:25:11-07:00<p>Why did he say I had to sit here again? I hate ladders.</p>Customer #405220 on February Caption ContestCustomer #405220urn:uuid:05d9bd2c-b063-07f5-2ca8-63cff1a28fd32013-02-07T20:15:41-07:00<p>New Sparkfun ultrasonic arduino won&rsquo;t get me here!</p>SparkyHF on February Caption ContestSparkyHFurn:uuid:85a088fd-f6be-d8f1-9ec7-484cb4473d532013-02-07T20:10:42-07:00<p>I know it&rsquo;s bad luck to sit under a ladder but this is the safest place when you guys start testing those&hellip;..</p>ChernDog on February Caption ContestChernDogurn:uuid:f6bad727-d073-3b6a-7cdf-341d0284ffb22013-02-07T20:04:59-07:00<p>Lucks like we&rsquo;ve got ourselves a bad ass.</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:2cfb78ea-4ea1-0cd4-192a-26d9ae271a0f2013-02-07T20:04:16-07:00<p>Ahhh Lucky? Hi, it&rsquo;s Felix, from the WUL rescue team? WUL. Walk Under Ladder?
We&rsquo;re going to get you out of there.
Just don&rsquo;t move. Stay perfectly still.
We have the perimeter cleared so we can survey the situation.
So, plesae, stay perfectly still while we find a way out.
Anyone got a mirror?</p>Customer #388765 on February Caption ContestCustomer #388765urn:uuid:d08f1b36-d6cd-5e57-a2e8-1a4c19f16e4b2013-02-07T20:01:02-07:00<p>We wanted a moat to protect our loot, but lassie will have to do..</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:22749d16-2a89-9aca-727e-e116a73cd3212013-02-07T19:54:28-07:00<p>Excuse me? This is my new dog house? MIIIIIIIKE!!!!!</p>Customer #378155 on February Caption ContestCustomer #378155urn:uuid:b0af38a4-9973-4262-26d7-e62c62a310d42013-02-07T19:53:25-07:00<p>Lucky is trying to draw everyone attention to our new division: Bark Fun!!</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:95f7fea2-8386-5c6e-f568-deaa7f4359dc2013-02-07T19:52:17-07:00<p>Service Technician?
What service technician?
mmmmmmbuurp&hellip;</p>NorthernPike on February Caption ContestNorthernPikeurn:uuid:2c24e98f-c258-debb-cbe6-21634a5900862013-02-07T19:46:54-07:00<p>Looking for Mike? Ya, he went up the ladder about an hour ago, he should be down soon.</p>Customer #158425 on February Caption ContestCustomer #158425urn:uuid:1e79e646-e186-c4ee-f952-6d59187a6b7a2013-02-07T19:42:17-07:00<p>&ldquo;&rdquo;&ldquo;the new Sparkfun manager&rdquo;&ldquo;&rdquo; sniffing new product lines&hellip;.</p>BB on February Caption ContestBBurn:uuid:2d4c99f9-f407-f80a-d3cd-d4a1112878762013-02-07T19:22:16-07:00<p>Lucky dog + under unlucky ladder + working at Sparkfun = positive net luck.</p>Customer #226491 on February Caption ContestCustomer #226491urn:uuid:0abe53b8-2232-b82b-97cd-ab1cc331a58f2013-02-07T19:20:50-07:00<p>I&rsquo;d like to try on four of these loafers in a size 2 &frac12; please&hellip;</p>Ichbinjoe on February Caption ContestIchbinjoeurn:uuid:9e86ab22-965b-5bcd-51f5-a6402b00c6432013-02-07T19:20:28-07:00<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&amp;v=jodb9lkwnd8&amp;NR=1" rel="nofollow" >Reference</a></p>Ichbinjoe on February Caption ContestIchbinjoeurn:uuid:260fb5df-722f-315b-ef3d-3394a3e71f5f2013-02-07T19:18:10-07:00<p>Your dog&rsquo;s quite the contradiction!</p>9VLicker on February Caption Contest9VLickerurn:uuid:b0a90aa0-f923-3a9f-f6f9-d8576f49fca82013-02-07T19:17:38-07:00<p>Hello, Neo.</p>Customer #398614 on February Caption ContestCustomer #398614urn:uuid:30db8ffe-c6e6-16df-3e23-f78490856c392013-02-07T19:13:43-07:00<p>&ldquo;O.K., take the picture; These balls aren&rsquo;t gonna lick themselves.&rdquo;</p>OMGWTFBBQFTW on February Caption ContestOMGWTFBBQFTWurn:uuid:23448fbc-e61b-35d3-8a36-a3b3ae65369f2013-02-07T19:13:21-07:00<p>&ldquo;Oh you, ladderdog, you so random&rdquo;</p>skip on February Caption Contestskipurn:uuid:774963c4-a6b6-1577-f0a8-57db75a408782013-02-07T19:11:55-07:00<p>they told me it would save me from the Alien Mind Probe&hellip; How was I to know it would turn me into a dog?</p>Al3 on February Caption ContestAl3urn:uuid:ca21400a-d393-ccb0-1ce3-5870922fd8ed2013-02-07T19:11:03-07:00<p>I know that, but Lucky doesn&rsquo;t!</p>OMGWTFBBQFTW on February Caption ContestOMGWTFBBQFTWurn:uuid:881df628-9916-7d2d-1ed0-3a40139f75e62013-02-07T19:09:39-07:00<p>Free Days are no more</p>two taco on February Caption Contesttwo tacourn:uuid:38c036a1-bc8e-4bbf-a1a3-654fa8e62f1d2013-02-07T19:03:33-07:00<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not bad luck if they make me do it, is it?&rdquo; &ndash;Lucky</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:80661bbb-1894-9ec0-f683-83fe2cd257a02013-02-07T18:58:49-07:00<p>Aha!! I&rsquo;ve taught the dog a new trick!! The ladder pose at its finest!!!</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:5bee626e-4580-a5f3-76d5-82035d47a2b62013-02-07T18:57:39-07:00<p>no, I see a golden retriever&hellip;unfortunately, the cat&rsquo;s still missing :-/</p>Customer #334430 on February Caption ContestCustomer #334430urn:uuid:27d4da12-9764-4fed-2181-d5062324712a2013-02-07T18:57:01-07:00<p>meow</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:ee111f0b-e63e-d682-595e-df2af1fb36e62013-02-07T18:53:50-07:00<p>Unfortunately, the newest and most realistic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO" rel="nofollow" >AIBO</a> has a minor error in its obstacle avoidance algorithm&ndash;instead of avoiding objects, it sits under ladders.</p>Teslaling on February Caption ContestTeslalingurn:uuid:efbcafdd-7acf-7667-1cec-09f422963cea2013-02-07T18:53:15-07:00<p>Silly ladder, your unlucky forces are no match for me!</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:3a9779b5-f738-ab55-b49e-46801a9451912013-02-07T18:51:15-07:00<p>exactly&ndash;yellow is the color of venom and poison in the wild, therefore mixing the underneath of a ladder with a yellow dog (the arch enemy of the cat), you&rsquo;re bound to have the best luck ever!</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:48cb8579-4d30-147b-b3c8-84bc1715281f2013-02-07T18:49:17-07:00<p>No, No, No, No, No!! I said we needed a CAT for our test to see if we could open up a rift in the space time continuum!! Specifically a black cat!!! How are we supposed to test it with a dog?</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:9eb23d00-e210-2096-b78d-d2b66450bb4e2013-02-07T18:46:16-07:00<p>And I had mini step ladder siblings as well. They always complained that I stepped on them too much&hellip;</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:490f6afb-8fc1-7058-9ecb-ac228054ab072013-02-07T18:44:42-07:00<p>maybe? Both are valid!!! haha</p>MEEEEEEE on February Caption ContestMEEEEEEEurn:uuid:6393a30e-c866-d9d5-a17d-b66893da5cdc2013-02-07T18:44:04-07:00<p>LALWZ</p>jma89 on February Caption Contestjma89urn:uuid:51d01e4b-55a1-f1a1-aea2-4bade05dadb62013-02-07T18:33:58-07:00<p>hahahahahahaha. Thanks for pointing that out.</p>
<p>And yeah: I just guessed as best I could on the Schrödinger part and copied from Wikipedia after Google figured out what on Earth I was trying to say. :-)</p>Customer #259239 on February Caption ContestCustomer #259239urn:uuid:d3ebd219-a969-4d31-0865-52628396b11f2013-02-07T18:29:33-07:00<p>Anyone seen that black cat?</p>rileyh on February Caption Contestrileyhurn:uuid:2e9ba20f-8074-39c5-8693-35199bee04902013-02-07T18:22:23-07:00<p>That dog is obviously a red blooded american hound!</p>BalashiFan5 on February Caption ContestBalashiFan5urn:uuid:cb6a2868-009b-7769-e223-f698443319ef2013-02-07T18:21:27-07:00<p>The start of Sparkfun&rsquo;s Rube Goldberg Machine.</p>Al3 on February Caption ContestAl3urn:uuid:be7c0827-5d14-51eb-f98e-781a168be46d2013-02-07T18:17:06-07:00<p>Lucky: Maybe now Mike will stop rubbing my belly on Free Day!</p>pteal on February Caption Contestptealurn:uuid:22e1c350-5941-61a3-daaf-4d785d041c862013-02-07T17:57:14-07:00<p>Looks like we&rsquo;ll have to wait another 6 to 12 hours to get an accurate inventory count.</p>Jonnyl22 on February Caption ContestJonnyl22urn:uuid:a3b17454-47e1-77af-4f33-e7a3c0c70a002013-02-07T17:56:03-07:00<p>Oh shoot, thats all I need is more bad luck. My owner is not going to be happy.</p>VccDood on February Caption ContestVccDoodurn:uuid:3abfeddb-3199-9a9d-1d23-8b97b9bfec552013-02-07T17:55:37-07:00<p>.</p>JohnSmith on February Caption ContestJohnSmithurn:uuid:8c324654-301b-90ba-ba23-b1d448e57fa22013-02-07T17:47:25-07:00<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s everybody looking at? At least I don&rsquo;t have a magnet on my head. It&rsquo;s bad luck to be sitting under a ladder with a giant magnet on your head.&rdquo;</p>VccDood on February Caption ContestVccDoodurn:uuid:be92a952-e5bd-e046-b3aa-8c59b4237bda2013-02-07T17:27:52-07:00<p>.</p>Customer #406851 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406851urn:uuid:91dbaba2-4482-9eec-acb3-70894f0d5e112013-02-07T17:16:51-07:00<p>People, stop commenting and go back to work!</p>SuperCrackMunkey on February Caption ContestSuperCrackMunkeyurn:uuid:eb6b349e-1d9b-f746-c129-9b1f4d22e19a2013-02-07T17:16:35-07:00<p>Heh, I&rsquo;ll show you &ldquo;Lucky&rdquo;</p>verrick on February Caption Contestverrickurn:uuid:ac2b4d65-552a-c0fb-23e3-0f74bc3e23db2013-02-07T17:15:24-07:00<p>Unfortunately for Lucky, his math had a sign error and his bad luck would continue for another 7 years.</p>BobCochran on February Caption ContestBobCochranurn:uuid:f5cbbb72-a6b4-8284-d4a7-a7c70f2236a62013-02-07T17:15:18-07:00<p>The Sparkfun mascot observes packing techniques while catching his breath before another parachute practice.</p>Funhough on February Caption ContestFunhoughurn:uuid:b1dca82a-2a32-0e2e-5dc6-f4cbadee14a72013-02-07T16:55:09-07:00<p>&ldquo;Lucky- The dog with built in step counter (8)&rdquo;</p>Hemi345 on February Caption ContestHemi345urn:uuid:70214e01-0e05-7828-ef2a-cce495eaf6f92013-02-07T16:50:30-07:00<p>Bad Luck(y), Bad Luck(y)!</p>Bunk on February Caption ContestBunkurn:uuid:2eef34bb-6782-082c-6f3c-274663bb77cd2013-02-07T16:44:48-07:00<p>I also like to live dangerously.</p>rb1015 on February Caption Contestrb1015urn:uuid:04d1aa27-37bb-96a0-7756-0d66a6d11e842013-02-07T16:43:39-07:00<p>&hellip;sittin under a ladder sittin under a ladder sittin under a ladder&hellip;&hellip;sittin under a ladder..</p>fraguada on February Caption Contestfraguadaurn:uuid:cf518873-cffe-29f5-94b6-e30d38999c722013-02-07T16:35:53-07:00<p>That small stepladder won&rsquo;t do the trick! To guarantee my escape I must lock him in with this giant yellow ladder!</p>Customer #235520 on February Caption ContestCustomer #235520urn:uuid:24090a5b-188e-80b6-39c5-7085d37d1fa82013-02-07T16:25:00-07:00<p>I didn&rsquo;t choose to be lucky, luck choose me</p>Customer #235520 on February Caption ContestCustomer #235520urn:uuid:9514f402-0eea-ce9e-e26d-d8ac49fec04d2013-02-07T16:23:43-07:00<p>What? Why are you looking at me?</p>NeXT-Generation on February Caption ContestNeXT-Generationurn:uuid:7e0e58f4-b498-162d-fcf2-5b9a977a6dd32013-02-07T16:23:43-07:00<p>Unlucky the Labrador was hoping that, by going under a ladder, he would create a double-negative thus giving him good luck. The idea, though sound, was unable to be proven due to a black cat crossing his path. R.I.P Unlucky, smashed by a ladder.</p>Customer #406835 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406835urn:uuid:bf8fd63d-0042-fc48-e2f6-b4a5ea3f3ad12013-02-07T16:21:42-07:00<p>Lucky was adopted - he dosen&rsquo;t a family tree, he has a step-ladder.</p>Customer #302799 on February Caption ContestCustomer #302799urn:uuid:07d7c8e4-fb6f-e089-ffdf-fd39484500e82013-02-07T16:11:37-07:00<p>Harry Pooper; living under the ladder.</p>Keyster on February Caption ContestKeysterurn:uuid:facac358-0cd2-c4cb-dd99-de421c7be0052013-02-07T16:00:57-07:00<p>Old Yeller has been here at Sparkfun since day one. He is very trustworthy and reliable. Lucky on the other hand just showed up yesterday.</p>Customer #320984 on February Caption ContestCustomer #320984urn:uuid:2eadc34d-d719-89be-b093-97a50defbcdc2013-02-07T15:57:46-07:00<p>Beam me up, Scotty!</p>pam-mo on February Caption Contestpam-mourn:uuid:d8d3edb4-f87e-c7d7-0ae5-5ccd3e7895ae2013-02-07T15:44:52-07:00<p>Fetch!, Good human.</p>AaronW on February Caption ContestAaronWurn:uuid:52729047-e26b-3326-d40a-45cdf8a9e84d2013-02-07T15:35:36-07:00<p>Your a good stock boy yes your are. Now go fetch a sphero and bring it back.</p>Customer #379864 on February Caption ContestCustomer #379864urn:uuid:324161b6-1a78-0542-f09c-746fb16ccf3b2013-02-07T15:35:10-07:00<p>You see my house is almost done after 5 years now. It has taken so long because, you see, I don&rsquo;t have thumbs.</p>Thetinkerer on February Caption ContestThetinkererurn:uuid:93e2f904-864f-3e7e-ff28-c34fdec30e552013-02-07T15:34:24-07:00<p>The dog, although more effective than a post-it note in reminding you to change a light bulb, requires periodical maintenance and some minor pooper scoopage.</p>Customer #99465 on February Caption ContestCustomer #99465urn:uuid:f5685d60-c796-1de5-f974-03cbe51275cf2013-02-07T15:33:33-07:00<p>YO..my treat..I&rsquo;m ready for it..like, right NOW.</p>Customer #50317 on February Caption ContestCustomer #50317urn:uuid:4f06d97b-6ab1-2817-2afb-04733be2386e2013-02-07T15:30:18-07:00<p>Lucky&rsquo;s Arduino transporter shield requires one ladder.</p>Customer #320984 on February Caption ContestCustomer #320984urn:uuid:fc8711e9-6432-5b0b-2b2e-8b2d987fea6d2013-02-07T15:27:50-07:00<p>At school you get under tables and desks in the case of an earthquake. At Sparkfun you get under ladders.</p>Customer #406767 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406767urn:uuid:3c76f34b-127e-b090-df2e-26dee790eca72013-02-07T15:25:03-07:00<p>&ldquo;Can they see me now?&rdquo;</p>Azayles on February Caption ContestAzaylesurn:uuid:1091383f-6eda-0c9a-79cc-030b1bdfbac32013-02-07T15:24:04-07:00<p>Actually, this is my step ladder.
I never knew my real ladder.</p>wchapple on February Caption Contestwchappleurn:uuid:cf0831c2-7b3d-9e01-a894-729a0adaa5322013-02-07T15:12:25-07:00<p>What&rsquo;s next??? A black cat????</p>Chaio on February Caption ContestChaiourn:uuid:8160305f-6028-7fde-cb74-a1a5b74d8a722013-02-07T15:11:03-07:00<p>Yeah right!! bad luck my ass, bring it on&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p>ElegantElectrons on February Caption ContestElegantElectronsurn:uuid:df929ff6-7bc9-041b-ccd5-6ccecde7dd982013-02-07T15:09:26-07:00<p>Why did I name him Jacob? Well, because that&rsquo;s his ladder.</p>The Doctor Doge on February Caption ContestThe Doctor Dogeurn:uuid:e4166b54-3d2c-aeb3-c079-2e43196a27942013-02-07T15:04:40-07:00<p>Well, I got down here. That&rsquo;s a start</p>The Doctor Doge on February Caption ContestThe Doctor Dogeurn:uuid:798363a4-419b-34aa-65a9-30b6886ecaf12013-02-07T15:02:20-07:00<p>Pavolov&rsquo;s dog: if he drools, mike has to clean it off the floor of production.
Better to make Lucky unlucky than to mop it up.</p>floppystick6 on February Caption Contestfloppystick6urn:uuid:cd350a5a-ecbe-eeb8-ce78-1607f3e875722013-02-07T15:01:24-07:00<p>Don&rsquo;t touch my ladder! Grrrr.</p>The Doctor Doge on February Caption ContestThe Doctor Dogeurn:uuid:454596be-ca28-72a8-ba2f-4e3cbfe091fb2013-02-07T15:00:14-07:00<p>Unfortunately, I would get salt in my nose if I tossed it over my shoulder, and where would you event find salt in here??</p>prowin on February Caption Contestprowinurn:uuid:1a50f531-0bc2-0d83-ca87-c50600f3c23e2013-02-07T14:58:58-07:00<p>Lucky is really hoping this isn&rsquo;t one of Robert&rsquo;s elaborate pranks&hellip;</p>astinsan on February Caption Contestastinsanurn:uuid:c1ce0604-0116-e850-6af2-f698b24399492013-02-07T14:58:11-07:00<p>In order to bring you the newest products.. Sparkfun&rsquo;s trusty safety dog is always on watch.</p>Mil on February Caption ContestMilurn:uuid:e54bbf6b-11ab-dbfa-9ffc-f771d0d478852013-02-07T14:52:49-07:00<p>This pyramid shaped object is going to protect me from harmful deep space radio waves!</p>DanZ on February Caption ContestDanZurn:uuid:3c6a4b4f-124a-d12c-9520-da18c432bd702013-02-07T14:35:30-07:00<p>Logarithm? Unless you&rsquo;re using slide-rules to pick a winner, me think you means <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm" rel="nofollow" >Algorithm</a> Different beast ;)</p>Customer #406793 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406793urn:uuid:950f49f4-d229-b66f-b1c2-c21845d7920a2013-02-07T14:32:51-07:00<p>&ldquo;Hey you, it&rsquo;s totally safe to climb the ladder! I&rsquo;ve got it&hellip; I&rsquo;m Lucky!&rdquo; No one suspected what Lucky was really conniving.</p>sentryGun53 on February Caption ContestsentryGun53urn:uuid:07bd925c-f58e-364c-16d2-c315b26cf6322013-02-07T14:32:13-07:00<p>This ladder matches my fur&hellip; all the ladies are staring.</p>eewestcoaster on February Caption Contesteewestcoasterurn:uuid:b22ef32b-206e-ce96-5d70-cd02478b70d92013-02-07T14:32:02-07:00<p>Lucky never did get the hang of camouflage.</p>eewestcoaster on February Caption Contesteewestcoasterurn:uuid:a56b1bb4-c344-3d30-e767-960c7c79e3782013-02-07T14:30:57-07:00<p>Lucky, SparkFun Safety Officer, patrols the warehouse looking for safety violations and sitting calmly until they are resolved.</p>HP on February Caption ContestHPurn:uuid:64af2730-1155-69cb-645a-e659105aa1a82013-02-07T14:26:30-07:00<p>SQUIRREL!</p>nedium on February Caption Contestnediumurn:uuid:19b67885-528e-ebd5-3737-a42ef365e4402013-02-07T14:19:44-07:00<p>No need to hide Lucky, Sparkle doesn&rsquo;t have a SKU id for you.</p>vybz263 on February Caption Contestvybz263urn:uuid:0cebd4fb-efc4-ae8c-b45f-47621bd0b8c42013-02-07T14:19:24-07:00<p>Old mother Hubbard went to the cupboard now I&rsquo;m under the ladder alone.</p>Customer #241991 on February Caption ContestCustomer #241991urn:uuid:58c34f01-a670-2c1d-6675-8af34aa48b672013-02-07T14:11:00-07:00<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;Count the bins on the high shelves they say to me&rsquo;, yeah right!&rdquo; &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t you bring our inventory management into the 21st century!&rdquo;</p>Domdom on February Caption ContestDomdomurn:uuid:a2774f8e-fce7-1576-b366-d538feea37582013-02-07T14:10:54-07:00<p>Mike do I really have to sit under this ladder until I poop out the circuit boards I ate?</p>Customer #241991 on February Caption ContestCustomer #241991urn:uuid:fd49bb4e-8eb4-6ee6-bb7a-580c5d2d8d9e2013-02-07T14:06:52-07:00<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve secured Nate in the closet with that stepstool. If I can sucker Pete into climbing this ladder, I&rsquo;ll soon be top dog around here.&rdquo;</p>Customer #241991 on February Caption ContestCustomer #241991urn:uuid:3d8eb363-fe9b-6f2d-a374-ccfe8888bd972013-02-07T14:06:43-07:00<p>&ldquo;It took me all morning to get the ladder this far. There&rsquo;s no way I&rsquo;ll get it up to the break room.&rdquo;</p>Customer #241991 on February Caption ContestCustomer #241991urn:uuid:44c0db17-e9dd-d2d2-db11-2cfe99197f402013-02-07T14:06:29-07:00<p>Sparky the service dog waits patiently for his human to come back down.</p>Customer #241991 on February Caption ContestCustomer #241991urn:uuid:b5bb3ef1-cc40-cc9a-5728-afa92f3aa62f2013-02-07T14:06:18-07:00<p>&ldquo;I swear my human went up this ladder and I&rsquo;m not budging &lsquo;till they come back down!&rdquo;</p>mikemack on February Caption Contestmikemackurn:uuid:4482c1ab-c3f9-0bf1-1cb3-06f3f223bdeb2013-02-07T13:59:51-07:00<p>i know they wanted me to wear that dunce cap, but this seems a little too big.</p>RiagoMinota on February Caption ContestRiagoMinotaurn:uuid:794ac375-a2a3-9602-5aed-98b38d70dcb72013-02-07T13:58:55-07:00<p>I&rsquo;m Lucky the LADDERDOOR!
Now move this ladder, you know how I feel about heights&hellip;</p>PalmTreesandPICs on February Caption ContestPalmTreesandPICsurn:uuid:e02a558f-1742-dec3-daf0-088f18f1d8362013-02-07T13:58:34-07:00<p>&hellip; and on that day, not a single Luck was given.</p>Rcrowley on February Caption ContestRcrowleyurn:uuid:c87263ed-dcf3-a808-3bf3-0029a7a1220a2013-02-07T13:51:39-07:00<p>Well, I took care of that black cat. Who&rsquo;s next?</p>Ocean Mj on February Caption ContestOcean Mjurn:uuid:3fd35a86-8430-a1e2-d336-db890d868d792013-02-07T13:45:16-07:00<p>The old superstition said nothing about turning into a dog</p>gsklinger on February Caption Contestgsklingerurn:uuid:3576572e-0021-cac2-b18d-4586cb7225d22013-02-07T13:37:14-07:00<p>See that stepladder propped up against that door? That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m under here &hellip;</p>Customer #22010 on February Caption ContestCustomer #22010urn:uuid:5420f50c-5b76-f048-f73c-8bbdb36861352013-02-07T13:32:28-07:00<p>Sparkfun is the first to implement OSHA&rsquo;s latest ladder safety requirement.</p>Jed Savage on February Caption ContestJed Savageurn:uuid:f86d7899-087a-aa56-496c-b859dfe4851e2013-02-07T13:32:09-07:00<p>Lucky&rsquo;s owner was always misinterpreting his blatantly rebellious displays as &ldquo;cute.&rdquo;</p>Svartalf on February Caption ContestSvartalfurn:uuid:d636397b-c40a-2ba7-1718-3b688ea862152013-02-07T13:19:52-07:00<p>Heh&hellip;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Get Dangerous!&rdquo;</p>pdasilva18 on February Caption Contestpdasilva18urn:uuid:6f07b453-16a0-7f1d-3376-a190013ee8ab2013-02-07T13:15:10-07:00<p>Luck has nothing to do with it</p>AdamTolley on February Caption ContestAdamTolleyurn:uuid:f5a3a84e-86c8-492c-7396-2139561562882013-02-07T13:09:15-07:00<p>This is where lucky hid after knocking over the mirror.</p>Customer #391683 on February Caption ContestCustomer #391683urn:uuid:b38f419f-2f6c-8729-7eac-51bd22e5533c2013-02-07T13:08:15-07:00<p>i can haz booty scooty in peace, pleez?</p>NPoole on February Caption ContestNPooleurn:uuid:7e77903a-75d0-48b4-4dde-1827e868cc9b2013-02-07T13:08:02-07:00<p>&hellip;</p>
<p>Swag?</p>tbowley on February Caption Contesttbowleyurn:uuid:b61bbb5a-aa31-19d2-d52f-3ed735da99c72013-02-07T12:50:17-07:00<p>No tables or doorways around when it started to rumble&hellip;
<em>PFFFTTT</em>
Hmmmm guess it was just the mexican food Mike keeps feeding me.</p>PhilBirk on February Caption ContestPhilBirkurn:uuid:c34beb77-56c7-6d76-d6a7-9eb33e74c6882013-02-07T12:47:55-07:00<p>Challenge Accepted!</p>Customer #139518 on February Caption ContestCustomer #139518urn:uuid:c5cc61ae-b431-ced3-8b9c-aa37e2454e2f2013-02-07T12:47:00-07:00<p>With the invention of banana split day at sparkfun, Lucky figured this was the safest place to watch the days events unfold.</p>RobertC. on February Caption ContestRobertC.urn:uuid:c22eb574-caea-1d2d-16b4-2ca5f3c8a2e02013-02-07T12:34:41-07:00<p>no. no, no.</p>Guischall on February Caption ContestGuischallurn:uuid:b05fb955-3211-9849-fd62-d2722afacf8e2013-02-07T12:29:34-07:00<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve already told you&hellip; not going to fix the lighting.&rdquo;</p>Guischall on February Caption ContestGuischallurn:uuid:01c5949b-d290-3fda-914d-b31462e071622013-02-07T12:25:50-07:00<p>&ldquo;Why they told me to sit here?&rdquo;</p>shawnee6d on February Caption Contestshawnee6durn:uuid:ac3c71fd-d34e-9134-b818-3993d72f80fb2013-02-07T12:20:21-07:00<p> Luck is not a factor :(</p>cholq on February Caption Contestcholqurn:uuid:12fc86a4-54e5-ae97-3a02-2257b640b7612013-02-07T12:19:57-07:00<p>It was a sad day for Lucky when he discovered that his fellow four legged companion was not actually a very quiet giraffe.</p>GreenLite on February Caption ContestGreenLiteurn:uuid:e06d28af-0ee3-6cf3-b692-ce57620185632013-02-07T12:17:43-07:00<p>They work me like a dog around here, but i need a break. I&rsquo;ll fetch those orders ladder.</p>DeltaDawg on February Caption ContestDeltaDawgurn:uuid:231c4d95-3281-5ec8-9224-a31e114142d52013-02-07T12:14:46-07:00<p>Come on guys! I asked for a yellow FIRE HYDRANT.</p>Engy on February Caption ContestEngyurn:uuid:755bd21c-988d-940e-a82a-c83f6a1aaedb2013-02-07T12:11:17-07:00<p>Lucky&rsquo;s nemesis grumpy cat thinks trees are good place for a lair&hellip;</p>Customer #88380 on February Caption ContestCustomer #88380urn:uuid:b30ab255-0db9-b6e9-1f56-4779814b980e2013-02-07T12:08:54-07:00<p>New Product Friday: Lucky the Canine Transformer! (1 in stock)</p>SpeedBump on February Caption ContestSpeedBumpurn:uuid:56e66a17-0a6f-71fb-8807-c4a28c3b329a2013-02-07T12:06:41-07:00<p>Go ahead&hellip; Climb the ladder.</p>Engy on February Caption ContestEngyurn:uuid:2fb32b54-3399-40ba-6208-98b48bc842b22013-02-07T12:03:08-07:00<p>Striving to be man&rsquo;s best friend, Lucky attempts to learn &lsquo;ladder logic&rsquo;</p>kfitch42 on February Caption Contestkfitch42urn:uuid:e2624e54-eaf0-be28-300d-23090d4ed7ad2013-02-07T12:01:48-07:00<p>Collecting parts for my D2A Ladder. Just need to figure out what the A stands for.</p>agemoz on February Caption Contestagemozurn:uuid:3e37c997-2ed0-3b90-d0fe-1bd1032152fd2013-02-07T11:50:48-07:00<p>Lucky is supposed to use the stepladder by the door for the smaller dumps.</p>Kratz on February Caption ContestKratzurn:uuid:1c7959b5-d412-d648-bf08-1d5d86188b5e2013-02-07T11:50:40-07:00<p>Finally, a safe place to hide.</p>quidproquo on February Caption Contestquidproquourn:uuid:d3b0c5c6-6575-480f-c1a1-b1d05c7037072013-02-07T11:49:28-07:00<p>Free roam at Sparkfun&hellip; Lucky!</p>jgalak on February Caption Contestjgalakurn:uuid:08f3870d-20b1-1835-ac31-cb53f8530e4f2013-02-07T11:48:17-07:00<p>Step 1: Lock humans in closet - Done</p>
<p>Step 2: Acquire dog fort chassis - Done</p>
<p>Step 3: Upgrade dog fort sensor and commo suites. - Parts acquired, assembly pending</p>tristan on February Caption Contesttristanurn:uuid:8ad4111b-665c-1b73-d755-7850eba83a6a2013-02-07T11:41:12-07:00<p>Lucky climbs the Sparkfun corporate ladder</p>johnjulian on February Caption Contestjohnjulianurn:uuid:3fc32d97-b525-1cb4-6555-0ab9934bd54a2013-02-07T11:38:55-07:00<p>So&hellip;.Where&rsquo;s the black cat???</p>Customer #46209 on February Caption ContestCustomer #46209urn:uuid:b24ecd5f-f460-0e9c-c472-80bfab4ab0e12013-02-07T11:36:51-07:00<p>&lsquo;Lucky&rsquo; patiently waits for the squirrel to come back down&hellip;</p>Customer #118544 on February Caption ContestCustomer #118544urn:uuid:3b332ce7-df45-eab4-9287-e8f1b766cea22013-02-07T11:33:39-07:00<p>I was here first&hellip;.</p>denbo68 on February Caption Contestdenbo68urn:uuid:463940d8-57e9-1c67-c798-c01d9a7a8d852013-02-07T11:29:57-07:00<p>With his new &ldquo;cat ladder&rdquo; in place, Lucky patiently waited for his first victim.</p>Drun on February Caption ContestDrunurn:uuid:e9f289c9-4494-0f1c-8223-7a98ae0674e32013-02-07T11:25:21-07:00<p>Trying to decide whether or not to climb the corporate ladder at Sparkfun</p>TheRegnirps on February Caption ContestTheRegnirpsurn:uuid:089c680f-20fc-1008-867b-415aa4fae56c2013-02-07T11:24:47-07:00<p>Bread and butter, bread and butter, bread and butter. Mmmmmm&hellip;. Bread and Butter?</p>metrazol on February Caption Contestmetrazolurn:uuid:10297aaf-04dd-ef60-ba20-97d2782d8f792013-02-07T11:23:51-07:00<p>Lucky was cursed with being both incredibly superstitious and a dog.</p>sanloublues on February Caption Contestsanloubluesurn:uuid:eaf88bb4-4a10-d359-3747-9a4510b488042013-02-07T11:21:19-07:00<p>You don&rsquo;t always have to be on top of everything to have a good time.</p>Customer #22010 on February Caption ContestCustomer #22010urn:uuid:f7eaa1a0-29e1-8ab8-995c-c6826eaf764f2013-02-07T11:20:31-07:00<p>Lucky begins to suspect his request for an open floor doghouse was not taken seriously &hellip;</p>Jed Savage on February Caption ContestJed Savageurn:uuid:018d8225-de9e-2c59-ded3-58a6f9a45b942013-02-07T11:19:52-07:00<p>Lucky the dog, pictured here showing his distaste for the name chosen for him. Unfortunately, his owner never got the hint.</p>Customer #395596 on February Caption ContestCustomer #395596urn:uuid:9acb6b97-5b34-2c1d-5c92-ce85f8fe8c7e2013-02-07T11:17:35-07:00<p>I dare a black cat to walk by right now&hellip;</p>MetabolicCloth on February Caption ContestMetabolicClothurn:uuid:ead53cf8-35e4-4d0e-8099-02f9c546b9922013-02-07T11:16:37-07:00<p>its a good thing Lucky isnt superstitious</p>Customer #327664 on February Caption ContestCustomer #327664urn:uuid:cc6e7d54-5e10-02f1-e59c-c998b61d4f7a2013-02-07T11:12:45-07:00<p>&ldquo;I think I&rsquo;ve proven why my owner named me Lucky.&rdquo;</p>itfitz on February Caption Contestitfitzurn:uuid:94cfcb97-3efe-2c50-b765-d1e34794dbc72013-02-07T11:12:21-07:00<p>So that&rsquo;s 49 years? Wait, that was mirrors.</p>Jalm on February Caption ContestJalmurn:uuid:b73b8fb1-8465-454f-859f-4467bd985e722013-02-07T11:08:05-07:00<p>Maybe if I hide under this ladder no one will see me.</p>Tactical Ninja on February Caption ContestTactical Ninjaurn:uuid:1981ee9d-7911-a110-fa10-02213a9bc19f2013-02-07T11:07:15-07:00<p>&ldquo;Sit under the ladder&rdquo; they said&hellip; &ldquo;It would be safe here&rdquo; they said&hellip;</p>Alfredomova on February Caption ContestAlfredomovaurn:uuid:c2f57b3e-5483-e4dc-5b7b-ef7ea9ae9c002013-02-07T11:05:30-07:00<p>Dare-Dog! the dog without fear&hellip; nor lucky!</p>Glowstick on February Caption ContestGlowstickurn:uuid:d3acf432-a9a3-4c98-dff0-58dbba729a0f2013-02-07T11:01:02-07:00<p>Laydown or Sit. I choose the Ladder.</p>SlyVixsky on February Caption ContestSlyVixskyurn:uuid:af05e088-ce04-aa4f-0d80-e28e7eeb3c7a2013-02-07T10:57:55-07:00<p>&ldquo;Fetch the ladder&rdquo; they said&hellip;..</p>jakkjakk on February Caption Contestjakkjakkurn:uuid:20540d8b-e766-dbc4-9065-77022288793c2013-02-07T10:57:42-07:00<p>Hopefully&hellip; Lucky Dog</p>Customer #391661 on February Caption ContestCustomer #391661urn:uuid:01a90db4-82c2-fd9b-a50f-a0f78caff2a42013-02-07T10:56:57-07:00<p>&ldquo;What kind of exercise obstacle is this? The steps only go up one side!&rdquo;</p>ChipC on February Caption ContestChipCurn:uuid:42423983-63fb-dcf3-0e4f-1b3196e05a552013-02-07T10:56:19-07:00<p><strong>Lab results indicate Lucky can also be unlucky.</strong></p>MartinCU2010 on February Caption ContestMartinCU2010urn:uuid:03af9609-32ae-7fef-c02f-dad04a5dc0912013-02-07T10:44:22-07:00<p>Earth quake readiness plan in place in Boulder</p>jma89 on February Caption Contestjma89urn:uuid:9ba58fe3-b5a7-c59a-a2e1-2da9273a3ae32013-02-07T10:43:48-07:00<p>Schrödinger&rsquo;s dog: Both Lucky and unlucky, even when observed.</p>chartle on February Caption Contestchartleurn:uuid:40cb167f-3a16-b037-51ce-76e3eb184f282013-02-07T10:43:01-07:00<p>How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?
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Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.</p>onebeartoe on February Caption Contestonebeartoeurn:uuid:6235a591-f73f-fba8-ffda-14340ec45c2a2013-02-07T10:42:09-07:00<p>&ldquo;I bet Old Yeller, never had to sit under a ladder.&rdquo;</p>jma89 on February Caption Contestjma89urn:uuid:7aaad1a9-ec36-e34d-a455-ed7f95db19792013-02-07T10:39:49-07:00<p>&hellip;and now we see why the cat is still stuck in the tree.</p>Tinker-Master on February Caption ContestTinker-Masterurn:uuid:5a127c03-cc3a-aafa-685c-86d4f94787432013-02-07T10:39:15-07:00<p>Who needs to have ladder logic when programming microcontrollers is so easy!</p>LightManCA on February Caption ContestLightManCAurn:uuid:8ca39b9b-dfe6-b5c0-6bfb-8c796d66a9a02013-02-07T10:39:05-07:00<p>Here we have our latest product, the SparkFun dog kit. Watch him in his native environment, sitting under a ladder.</p>andy4us on February Caption Contestandy4usurn:uuid:9b877e4c-9514-0d73-e12d-4f6d88dffa312013-02-07T10:38:50-07:00<p>This wasn&rsquo;t bad. The dump he left in the middle of the kitchen was bad !</p>HelicopterGuy on February Caption ContestHelicopterGuyurn:uuid:a42bc0b2-9e05-510e-7c40-42a2bc9462df2013-02-07T10:38:14-07:00<p>Due to a typo at the animal shelter, Mike found himself the proud owner of a Ladderdoor Retriever.</p>NotDavid4JustDavid on February Caption ContestNotDavid4JustDavidurn:uuid:89c009ee-405a-65e4-e8a3-2206e8d8c62c2013-02-07T10:37:50-07:00<p>Stupid Human. I don&rsquo;t know what he expects ME to do to help change that light bulb.</p>Flynnstone on February Caption ContestFlynnstoneurn:uuid:5e2b89d8-8b3d-41e5-987e-0a77729a44e12013-02-07T10:36:13-07:00<p>&ldquo;This is one bloody draughty tipi&rdquo;</p>CDTV on February Caption ContestCDTVurn:uuid:487a86fb-d5a1-95b5-e779-0ea3e9a43d972013-02-07T10:35:42-07:00<p>Cross your fingers until you see a dog.</p>NPoole on February Caption ContestNPooleurn:uuid:1e8ecad9-acdc-09a5-6a10-ddc8f1062ad12013-02-07T10:35:39-07:00<p>YOLO</p>swort on February Caption Contestsworturn:uuid:015bc8f4-d1e8-559c-2a20-5620096194002013-02-07T10:35:24-07:00<p>Hi i&rsquo;m lucky. And this is my ladder.</p>Customer #406687 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406687urn:uuid:10d9454c-b424-b59a-19ea-2ad12f4823142013-02-07T10:34:36-07:00<p>I KNOW I saw the door-opening kit, IWantOut, for dogs around here somewhere.</p>barryjh on February Caption Contestbarryjhurn:uuid:a0c1a391-3bd7-2edd-7618-32251884f1562013-02-07T10:31:01-07:00<p>One man’s superstition is another man’s dog’s shelter!!</p>Customer #406686 on February Caption ContestCustomer #406686urn:uuid:47b8845d-f529-4192-4b6f-c774310db3592013-02-07T10:29:45-07:00<p>Black cat = bad luck
Yellow lab = good luck</p>dkt01 on February Caption Contestdkt01urn:uuid:7b3f57f7-6d49-5c61-d995-1a212a63fae82013-02-07T10:28:27-07:00<p>Last known picture of Lucky. Shortly after, he was consumed by this paradox he created. If found, please contact SparkFun Electronics at 303-284-0979.</p>Echo on February Caption ContestEchourn:uuid:a934d533-c797-6cb1-42e5-fa7f63638f592013-02-07T10:27:18-07:00<p>Incorrect interpretation of the term &ldquo;ladder dog&rdquo;. The fact that this ladder has a dog does not make it an adjustable ladder.</p>MikoB on February Caption ContestMikoBurn:uuid:58db7451-5753-ef2d-3a39-2981312926932013-02-07T10:26:56-07:00<p>Mike&rsquo;s plan for a luck-based perpetual motion machine was surprisingly low tech.</p>mallcitybear on February Caption Contestmallcitybearurn:uuid:2d275dd6-005f-7a99-638c-7050c1ab99652013-02-07T10:26:49-07:00<p>I did away with the black cat so that myth is busted, if I bust this myth, maybe they will let me at the beer tap!</p>miked13 on February Caption Contestmiked13urn:uuid:a082b184-6486-45ee-98de-1159c97158032013-02-07T10:26:11-07:00<p>Here (little black kitty), kitty!</p>ME heat o nator on February Caption ContestME heat o natorurn:uuid:99d3e3ed-6835-9eda-27f4-21e69711fa822013-02-07T10:21:34-07:00<p>Lucky brings balance to the Force. He is also known for eating black cats and breaking mirrors while standing on cracks in pavement.</p>GooseSG on February Caption ContestGooseSGurn:uuid:65329483-d865-1eb6-78d0-6737a74d229c2013-02-07T10:19:10-07:00<p>&lsquo;Lucky&rsquo; wanted to prove that he was properly named.</p>bkonosky on February Caption Contestbkonoskyurn:uuid:c5d9f7af-06b2-f7cf-bdf0-f2bafa463ff22013-02-07T10:19:01-07:00<p>Lucky sure had it ruff.</p>Sora62896 on February Caption ContestSora62896urn:uuid:ae30da42-489c-133b-ee46-2b5932aab3442013-02-07T10:17:12-07:00<p>Walking under a ladder is bad luck? What about SITTING under a latter? Ha! #WINNING!</p>